What's On

atyp aims to tour a production outside of Sydney at least once every two years. On invitation atyp will also tour productions overseas. atyp’s next regional tour will be in 2008.

2008: atyp will partner Outback Theatre for Young People, Hay NSW to create the touring production Ties That Bind. Three groups of young people from three different towns in South-West NSW come together to create a unique show exploring the Ties that Bind.

Past Productions - atyp on the road

2006 - South Australia

Boy Overboard by Patricia Cornelius adapted from the novel by Morris Gleitzman
Adelaide Fringe Festival 14-18 March 2006; Port Lincoln 22-23 March 2006

atyp's production philosophy is to produce new performance works which reflect the world and experiences of young Australians. With over 2000 unauthorised child arrivals applying for refugee protection visas between 1 July 1999 and 30 June 2003 (not including children transferred to and detained on Nauru and Manus Island) and with a majority being held in mandatory detention, the story of Boy Overboard is a startling reflection of the contemporary world. Morris Gleitzman's epic and poignant work makes for a dynamic theatrical response to the recent journeys of many young refugees to our shores.

2006 - Tennant Creek, Northern Territory

Desert Harmony Festival

atyp's third visit to this region was focused on developing a major performance to mark the opening of  the 2006 Desert Harmony Cultural Festival.

Three atyp tutors worked with over 40 young people to create a devised performance incorporating hip-hop theatre, large scale puppetry, dance and music. The opening celebration performed outdoors to an audience of over 300 at the Nyinkka Nyunyu Cultural Centre.

atyp creative team:

2005 - Belfast, Northern Ireland

Skate by Debra Oswald
Sydney 6-15 October 2005;Belfast Festival at Queens, Belfast, Northern Ireland 26-30 October 2005

Skate by Debra Oswald began life as an atyp on the road, CREATE A PLAY project. In 2002 writer Debra Oswald travelled to Deniliquin in regional NSW to research the incredible story of how local youth campaigned for twenty years to have a skate park built in their town. The resulting play, Skate, premiered at atyp in 2003, toured the region in the same year, was published by Currency Press and was then invited to perform alongside the world’s best within the 2005 Belfast Festival at Queens.

Cast (in alphabetical order) Shannon Cranko, Aimee Falzon, Aimee Harris, Ben James, Jarryd Kirwan, Jon Latham, Justin Martin, Sam North, Beejan Olfat, Elisha Oliver, Jessica Tuckwell, Alexandra Vaughan, Ben Wood